Whether you want to cool down in the summer months, or help you clear the fog from your windshield in the winter, air conditioning in cars has become an almost necessary feature lately. But what if the air conditioning in an Kia Picanto 3 isn’t cold anymore? This is precisely the question we will try to answer in this article. First, we’ll look at the various problems that can prevent the air conditioning in your Kia Picanto 3 from cooling down, and finally, we’ll check out the solutions available to you to fix this issue.
WHY IS THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY Kia Picanto 3 NO LONGER COLD?
We will start our guidebook with the symptoms that can explain that the air conditioning of your Kia Picanto 3 is no longer cooling.
BAD AIR CONDITIONING SMELL in my Kia Picanto 3 air con
One of the fairly known clues that can notify you to the fact that your air conditioning is not working is if you have a musty or damp smell inside your motor vehicle, and yes, a bad smell can be a warning of a faulty air conditioning system, it can be perpetual or only present when you turn on your air conditioning. To find a solution to this malfunction, we recommend you to go through our guidebook dedicated to bad air conditioning odors on Kia Picanto 3.
AIR CONDITIONING NOISE ON Kia Picanto 3
One of the other indications that can notify you to a malfunctioning air conditioner is that you feel a strange noise is coming on when you turn on your air conditioner (feel free to approach the vents to verify for any suspicious noise). This noise could signify a faulty air conditioning clutch or a faulty customer compressor.
LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT
Quite difficult to notice without elaborate mechanical knowledge, a loss of pressure in your car’s air conditioning system can result in your air conditioning no longer producing cold. There are several possible causes for this loss of pressure, and these are listed down below:
- Leakage of refrigerant fumes
- Non-functioning air conditioning compressor
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T WORK AT ALL on my Kia Picanto 3
Finally, it’s possible that the air conditioning in your Kia Picanto 3 is no longer cold just because your air conditioning system is no longer functioning. Here are the different roots of an air conditioning system that no longer functions:
- Compressor pulley HS: The compressor will be out of power and the circuit will be stopped.
- Overpressure concern: This will trigger the device to trip.
- Defective sensor: As with overpressure, the air-conditioning system will switch to safe mode.
HOW DO I CORRECT THE AIR CONDITIONING ON MY Kia Picanto 3 THAT IS NO LONGER COOLING?
Now that we have been capable to discover the most important causes of a Kia Picanto 3 air conditioning system that no longer cools down, we are going to present you the different solutions available to you . To begin with, you should know that an air conditioning system is complex, and that wanting to carry out repairs yourself is not constantly the best idea, presuming that you are sure of the source of the breakdown. Nevertheless, here are the most important possible repairs and an estimate of their cost.
First step, before undertaking any major repair, clean the air conditioning of your Kia Picanto 3, don’t hesitate to check out our focused on content page on this subject.
If this is not enough, bleed and refill the coolant, which should cost you around 100aine euros.
Replacing the air conditioning clutch: you will need to spend around 150 euros for auto parts and around 100 euros more for labour.
Searching for and repairing an air conditioning leak: depending on the position of the leak it will cost you more or less, count on average 150/200 euros, including the air conditioning refill.
Replacement of an air conditioning condenser: you will need to count about 200 euros.
Replacing the air conditioning gas compressor on Kia Picanto 3 costs about 500 euros with labor.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Kia Picanto 3, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Picanto 3 category.
